The Wolf Pack; He revolutionized TV drama with 'Law & Order,' but recently megaproducer Dick Wolf has been a little less mega. He's back with a new formula and a new 'Conviction.'(Interview)

From: Newsweek | Date: February 20, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Marc Peyser

Everyone knows that the TV industry is one big recycling center--full of reruns, knockoffs and an endlessly revolving cast of actors--but Dick Wolf takes it more literally than most. Last year he created the fourth installment in his "Law & Order" empire, "Trial by Jury." It lasted all of 12 episodes. "I was stunned," he says. "I had been told, 'Everyone loves it! It's coming back.' Then, the night before they announced the fall schedule--canceled. It still p---es me off." Most producers would erase the whole ugly experience from their minds, not to ...

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